tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post1560205929444053739..comments2024-03-03T12:52:18.548-05:00Comments on Magpie Musing: Compact FluorescentsMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-41396632114339886912010-06-15T02:10:19.939-04:002010-06-15T02:10:19.939-04:00I have never had this happen (and find it quite al...I have never had this happen (and find it quite alarming) but am currently anti-CFL because:<br />-a number of CFLs I have put in have NOT lasted the long time they are supposed to but in fact died more quickly than would be deemed acceptable for regular light bulbs. <br /><br />-I can not find a dimmable CFL that actually works in my dimming fixtures. I have bought several brands of supposedly dimmable CFLs (for a pretty penny) only to have them not only not dim, but not work at all in my fixtures. <br /> <br />-after the bulb's "end of life" (dramatic or not) disposing of them is a big production. It is very bad to throw them in the garbage, and recycling them is a pain in the ass.nonlineargirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05414675024101618604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-90812077688695840572010-06-12T10:14:04.441-04:002010-06-12T10:14:04.441-04:00I shall think of you fondly when we have our first...I shall think of you fondly when we have our first one burn out. We've only had them in about three years. I am now hoping we move before it happens.<br /><br />(And don't forget you can't put them in the garbage.)Patois42https://www.blogger.com/profile/07764936858778730692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-32986336768403208692010-06-12T09:34:11.489-04:002010-06-12T09:34:11.489-04:00Wow. Did not know that. Definitely unsettling!
...Wow. Did not know that. Definitely unsettling!<br /><br />I've had a few die on me, but they just simply quit working.<br /><br />I was appalled to find out they contained mercury. When I went to dispose of the first one, I looked at the package of them I had in the cupboard, because I knew it was a type of fluorescent bulb. However, when I learned that it was unsafe to put them in the trash, I got a little worried. Yeah, it is an energy saver, and they last next to forever, but...but...all the stuff that goes along with disposing of them. I don't have a facility close by. There is one in another county nearby, but they only take stuff from their county residents. So for now, I'm collecting them in a container, hoping it never falls on the floor when the kids are rummaging through looking for something. :(daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03168831819807523569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-719360015592531482010-06-12T01:53:39.960-04:002010-06-12T01:53:39.960-04:00That's really freaky. Explosion does not equa...That's really freaky. Explosion does not equal standard operating behavior in my mind.Lady Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13360693450146358247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-42214087035244479712010-06-11T21:41:04.308-04:002010-06-11T21:41:04.308-04:00i'm sorry did you say, "my husband was fo...i'm sorry did you say, "my husband was folding laundry?" now that would be dangerously spectacular at my house.slow panichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806001325853693285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-88283764259943608712010-06-11T12:01:25.013-04:002010-06-11T12:01:25.013-04:00That would freak me out.That would freak me out.heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896915486353470418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-14845155830380997702010-06-11T10:15:26.463-04:002010-06-11T10:15:26.463-04:00Eep. Also, if you break CFLs, say, by dropping t...Eep. Also, if you break CFLs, say, by dropping them on the floor when you're trying to install them, the very, very toxic materials (mercury?) they contain, will spread all over your floor, contaminating everything in sight.<br /><br />Don't ask me how I know.niobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315267454529454063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-70593623089927768872010-06-11T07:37:09.001-04:002010-06-11T07:37:09.001-04:00Well, that makes me nervous about the CFL that cur...Well, that makes me nervous about the CFL that currently lives in my daughter's room. <br /><br />She leaves that thing on ALL the time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07378421551422918709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-36548957174828098122010-06-10T20:15:23.234-04:002010-06-10T20:15:23.234-04:00You'd think they'd want to warn you.You'd think they'd want to warn you.Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-19147105631724032232010-06-10T19:28:58.848-04:002010-06-10T19:28:58.848-04:00Disturbing! I'd never heard of that.Disturbing! I'd never heard of that.mayberryhttp://mayberrymom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-77582125960288499822010-06-10T17:24:29.539-04:002010-06-10T17:24:29.539-04:00None of my many CFL's have burned out yet, and...None of my many CFL's have burned out yet, and I've never heard of this happening either. Weird. <br /><br />Hey! Maybe yours is the first compact fluorescent to actually burn out in a home environment. They do last a long time, don't they? Maybe that's why we've never heard of it. Congratulations on this milestone.Furrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617566957749784387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-15224574437262891272010-06-10T17:07:41.156-04:002010-06-10T17:07:41.156-04:00Super. I guess none of our bulbs are old enough. ...Super. I guess none of our bulbs are old enough. I have never heard of this, just that they're dangerous if they break.Denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-15720817590502290372010-06-10T16:32:09.541-04:002010-06-10T16:32:09.541-04:00I've never heard of it, but I have witnessed i...I've never heard of it, but I have witnessed it. I thought it was my lamp, which is old. I'm guessing now it was the bulb.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05180730302829554796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-47257603169513625792010-06-10T16:26:21.514-04:002010-06-10T16:26:21.514-04:00Yikes! I'd be disturbed that they find it norm...Yikes! I'd be disturbed that they find it normal/acceptable. We once had a regular bulb EXPLODE when it died, but that only happened once and it wasn't normal.<br /><br />We don't use those bulbs because fluorescents are often a trigger for migraines...since both Josh and KayTar deal with them, we don't want them here in the house.Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311014761113076785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-55150921281255659682010-06-10T16:17:00.622-04:002010-06-10T16:17:00.622-04:00That's odd. We have compact fluorescents in p...That's odd. We have compact fluorescents in pretty much all of our upstairs light fixtures, and I've never had this experience. It would have scared the pants off me, though.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18047395022515323715noreply@blogger.com